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The question of whether and where we’ll be able to travel this summer is still up in the air, but one thing is already clear: every holiday needs a good book. So for the next edition of “life” magazine, we’re looking for your top book recommendations!  

The new Wiley Read and Publish agreement allows researchers at ETH Zurich to enjoy unlimited access to scientific insights worldwide and to publish their own results free of charge.

The tenth anniversary of e-rara was marked with presentations, visualisations and discussions – online, in public and live. Find out what researchers have been saying about retrospective digitisation and learn more about the platform online.

Within the framework of project contributions, swissuniversities is launching new calls in individual funding programmes. Once again, cooperation projects with universities of applied sciences or universities of teacher education in doctoral studies, projects in the area of "Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities", projects in the area of subject didactics and Open Science are being announced.

The ETH Library in the main building is now also open again on weekends. Additionally, the Architecture and Civil Engineering Library on the Hönggerberg is open during the week. All other library locations will open on 17 May 2021. Our digital offers and services are available to you as usual.

The ETH Executive Board has approved a new coronavirus master plan, effective Monday 26 April. It includes more face-to-face options for students and also allows certain events to be held at the university. The Main Building will now be open at weekends as well.

A week ago, the Federal Council announced numerous easing measures. What these mean for ETH Zurich was explained by members of the Executive Board and the ETH Covid 19 Taskforce at the virtual Townhall. Now the recording of the event is available.

ETH may be growing, but its available physical space is limited. Do you think desk-sharing might be the answer to this issue? Or do you believe everybody should have their own fixed workstation? Have your say on the matter in the next issue of life magazine!

Julia Dannath-Schuh has been serving as Vice President for Personnel Development and Leadership (VPPL) since November 2020 and has headed up the VPPL staff unit since its creation one month later. We inquired about how the set-up phase is going.

Following the latest easing of restrictions by the Federal Council, ETH Zurich is preparing a new master plan, due to come into effect on Monday 26 April. The ETH Executive Board will provide details of the new arrangements next week.